Sanguem, Quepem witness uprooting of trees

A number of trees were uprooted and essential services disrupted, as pre-monsoon showers struck the talukas of Sanguem and Quepem on Wednesday.

The Goan NetworkPublished Jun 1, 2017, 7:22 PM IST

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Curchorem Fire Station in-charge Shailesh Gawade told The Goan that the fire station attended to 10 emergency calls on Wednesday. “We were busy throughout the day attending to emergency calls as the pre-monsoon rains uprooted trees at many places,” said Gawade.

One tree uprooted at Curpe-Sanguem at about 11.15 am and blocked the road, while trees were also uprooted at the Collem Railway station, near a masjid and at Guddemol-Sanvordem. In another incident, a jackfruit tree collapsed near the market complex at Paroda, while a coconut tree uprooted and fell on Quepem-Margao road. Some trees also fell on electricity wires at Bombdemol in Valkini Sanguem, disrupting power supply in the area.

“All 10 emergency calls pertained to uprooting of trees and blocked roads, which we cleared by 7.30 pm,” informed Ravindranath Pednekar, sub-officer at the Curchorem fire station.

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Pvt investment in railways must for nation’s growth: Prabhu

wAfter Power, the next major industry to see private investment is the Railways, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said.

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Published Jun 1, 2017, 6:42 PM IST

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Says will help catch up with China in boosting economythe goan I networkPANAJIPrabhu, who was earlier a minister of power, during the first tenure of the NDA government, was delivering a lecture on the “Indian Railways and its progress spearheads the growth of the country” at the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula, cited how China was able to achieve its ‘miraculous growth’ largely based on its investments in infrastructure in Railways. “When I was power…